Inside the 92-year-old Manila Central Post Office building beside the Pasig River, one of the busiest rooms can be found behind door No. It was during the Marcos administration when he started working at the post office. Stories of Valle and his love affair with the post office may be as voluminous as the letters he had delivered, but the post office building has a longer history. ‘Important cultural property’Last month, the National Museum declared the central post office building as an “important cultural property (ICP).”Under the National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009, ICPs may receive government funding for protection, conservation and restoration by having “exceptional cultural, artistic andhistorical significance” to the country. Neoclassical war survivorUnder the now-defunct Bureau of Post, the neoclassical Manila Central Post Office building located at Liwasang Bonifacio was built as the center of the Philippine postal services.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 15, 2018 23:03 UTC